Re: Tesla Coils & Ball Lightning

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Original poster: Mddeming@xxxxxxx 

In a message dated 8/2/05 11:33:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
Original poster: "Chris Rutherford" <chris1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Brett,

It's hard to convince sceptics, an investigator with long experience
in lighting and high voltage work published a paper claming that out
of thousands of photographs studied there was no indication of ball
lightning.  "Berger, K (1973).  Ball lighting and lighting research".

There HAVE been no verifiable photographs ever taken of Ball 
Lightning, so a paper stating this is not making any "claim".

It is consequently unlikely that a lightning professional would risk
ridicule and due criticism through being associated with a subject
such as BL, one might as well study witchcraft.  I on the other had
don't care, but who's going to listen to my ideas or beliefs :-)

Actually, professional researchers and many amateurs only invest 
their time, effort, and MONEY in areas where they feel they may some 
possibility on making a meaningful contribution. Obviously, this is 
not such an area.


I believe Tesla knew what he was talking about at this stage (before
he 'went mad').  See CSN p111, p333,  368-372, 431-432  All have
references to BL.

Citing line numbers in a patent is very useful. Citing chapter and 
verse in a bible use useful al long as everyone is of the same faith. 
Referring to particular page numbers in CSN is not helpful, because 
the contents of any particular page varies from publisher to 
publisher and edition to edition. Entries in CSN are more easily 
identifiable by date.
e.g. I have a Xerox copy of  C. L. Dodgson's (aka Lewis Carroll's) 
handwritten manuscript of "Alice's Adventures Underground" I would 
challenge anyone with a copy of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" to 
tell me what I mean if I refer to page 37.
I agree more evidence is required, so the search
goes on.  I think another Golka type magnifier is required, this time
with FES and more power.  It's just a matter of time... any
volunteers?  You can not refute nature, she is always right.

If you are that interested, please invest your time and your life 
savings and report back in a decade or so.


Some Tesla quotes on BL

http://www.hackinghardware.com/tesla/balllite.txt

Thanks

Chris R

Tesla never actually refers to Ball Lightning by that name, but 
rather only to fire balls being created on several coils. ( and I'm 
SURE he was a good enough engineer to be able to distinguish between 
fire and electricity). ;-)

Matt D.